05 LC 34
0355
House
Bill 764
By:
Representative Rice of the
51st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, relating to commercial
driverś
licenses, so as to require applicants for a hazardous materials endorsement to
successfully complete a security threat assessment; to provide for related
matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
7 of Chapter 5 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to commercial
driverś
licenses, is amended by adding a new paragraph (4) to subsection (c) of Code
Section 40-5-147, relating to requirements for issuance of licenses, to read as
follows:
"(4)
An applicant for a hazardous materials endorsement must successfully complete a
security threat assessment conducted by the federal Transportation Security
Administration or its agent prior to the issuance of such an
endorsement."
SECTION
2.
Said
article is further amended by striking subsection (h) of Code Section 40-5-150,
relating to requirements for a commercial
driveŕs
license, and inserting in its place the following:
"(h)
When applying for renewal of a commercial
driveŕs
license, the applicant shall complete the application form required by
subsection (a) of Code Section 40-5-149, providing updated information and
required medical certifications. If the applicant wishes to retain a hazardous
materials endorsement, the written test for a hazardous materials endorsement
must be taken and passed.
In addition,
an applicant for a hazardous materials endorsement must successfully complete a
security threat assessment conducted by the federal Transportation Security
Administration or its agent prior to the issuance of such an
endorsement."
SECTION
3.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2005.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.